Caption

Delusions of grandeur... Middle spotted woodpecker (Leiopicus medius) sitting on an old beech tree, inspecting a black woodpecker cavity, which will be much too big for him as a breeding cavity, is funny to look at, local nature, Meerbusch, Rhineland, Lower Rhine, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany, Western Europe

Date

May 15, 2025

Credit line

Photo12/imageBROKER/wunderbare Erde Gordana & Ralf Kistowski

Reference

BRK25N01_320

Model release

NA

Property release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

36,4Mb (2,7Mb) / 14,6in x 9,7in / 4368 x 2912 (300dpi)

Keywords

deserted breeding humor deciduous tree tree Picid Bird wild animal incubate animal nature North Rhine-Westphalia German wildlife sit Europe nesting hole Woodpecker nesting site joke Beech fun happy old happiness look nest european inspect Rhineland Fagales breeding ground humorous Germany breeding burrow too big breeding season wildlife photography Meerbusch Niederrhein natural environment Middle spotted woodpecker woodpecker cavity bird photography Central Europe Western europe Fagaceae Black Woodpecker Cavities Beech tree no one humour animals in the wild breed open air NRW fauna nest hole nesting place joyful view breeding area jokey German Federal Republic breeding cavity breeding time Lower Rhine habitat Middle-spotted woodpecker Middle Europe No People Wildlife Federal State of North Rhine-Westphalia cheerful look at breeding site joking Republic of Germany natural habitat nobody North-Rhine Westphalia merry looks into breeding place FRG uninhabited jolly looking out empty glad observe gazes watching view over breedings deciduous trees trees Picids Birds wild animals incubating animals sitting nesting holes Woodpeckers nesting sites jokes Beeches happily looks nesting inspecting breeding grounds breeding burrows natural environments Middle spotted woodpeckers nest holes joyfully views breeding areas breeding cavities Middle-spotted woodpeckers cheerfully looking at breeding sites breeding places BRD observes incubates sits seated perched Europe's serene oldest looking nests inspects breeding den breeds view of brood den looks at overlooking over